Speakers

CSIR@80 | G-STIC Conference

8 - 10 October 2025

Confirmed Keynote Speakers

Thulani Dlamini

CEO

CSIR

Prof Tom Ogada

Executive Director

ACTS

Alexandra Bech Gjørv

CEO

SINTEF

Erik Solheim

President & former UN Undersecretary General, former Minister of Environment & International Development, Norway

Europe - Asia Center

Manuel Heitor

Director of Technology Policy Lab

IN+ Center for Innovation, Technology and Policy Research, University of Lisbon – Instituto Superior Técnico

Dr Heide Hackmann

Chair in Science Futures

Centre for Research in Evaluation, Science and Technology, University of Stellenbosch

Inge Neven

CEO

VITO

Paulo Gadelha

Coordinator of the Fiocruz Strategy for 2030 Agenda

Fiocruz

Vibha Dhawan

Director General

TERI

Carlos Henrique de Brito Cruz

Senior Vice-President, Research Networks

Elsevier

Kurt Vandenberghe

Director General

European Commission - Directorate-General Climate Action

Confirmed Top experts

Melody Musoni

Digital Policy & AI Governance Specialist

ECDPM, Maastricht, Netherlands

Frederik Ragé

Chief Operational Officer

Turbulent Hydro

Prof Anne Gobin

Professor in Soil and Water Management

KU Leuven (Faculty of Bioscience Engineering)

Jacob Bossaer

CEO

BOSAQ

Prof Songwei Sheng

Director of the Offshore Energy Research Center

Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Weiwei Ding

Dietrich Van der Weken

General Manager

G-STIC

Johan Moyersoen

Founder

The Impact Licensing Initiative

Lieve Fransen

Senior Policy Advisor

European Policy Centre

Hans Boumans

Director TNO Ventures

TNO - The Netherlands

João Claro

Chairman and CEO

INESC TEC - Portugal

Lotta Partanen

Head of Incubation and Acceleration #VTT LaunchPad

VTT - Finland

Michiel Scheffer

President of the Board of the European Innovation Council

EIC – European Commission

Medina Andresel

Research Engineer in AI

AIT Austrian Institute of Technology

Dr Adedoyin Adeleke

Executive Director

Green Growth Africa

Kaven Naidoo

Group Executive for Business Excellence and Integration

CSIR

Prof Luiz Paulo Assad

Professor and Climate Scientist

Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)

Henk Jan Vink

Managing Director

TNO

Jose Luiz Moutinho

Consortia and Network Development Advisor

National Transformation Institute (NTI), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)

Jesús Valero Congil

Managing Director

TECNALIA

Alexander D'Hooghe

Founder & Chief Strategy Officer

ORG Permanent Modernity

Dr Paubert Mahatante

Associate Professor, Toliara University - Madagascar / Former Minister of Fisheries and Blue Economy for Madagascar (2021 - 2025)

University of Toliara & University of Androy, Madagascar

Stephen Su

Senior Vice President & Advisor, Office of AI Applications Strategy

ITRI

Dr Wim Degrave

Senior researcher and programme manager, Program for Technological Development of Health Products

Fiocruz

Ruchi Gupta

Senior R&D Energy and Climate Strategy

VITO

Julia Kinet

PhD researcher

Ghent University and Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ)

Joris Valée

VITO

Yves Plees

VITO

Tim Op't Eyndt

VITO

Danielly Magalhães

Fiocruz

Yiran Lyu

Officer of International Cooperation

GIEC

Chisala C. Bwalya

Director for Research and Development

ZRDC

Paul Campling

International Business Development Manager

VITO

Anshuman

Director Water Resources

TERI

Jean Van Wetter

CEO

ENABEL

Carlos Guerrero Lucendo

Researcher

VITO (Water and Energy Transition)

Dr.-Ing. Kim Hyung Ju

Green Technology Policy Expert

National Institute of Green Technology Korea

Prof Lyu Jiancheng

Director General

Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Francesca Vanthielen

Journalist

Trendz Z

Julia Kinet

PhD researcher

Ghent University and Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ)

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Ocean and Health for a Resilient and Sustainable Future

June 8, 2026 -

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Dr Wim Degrave

Senior researcher and programme manager, Program for Technological Development of Health Products

Fiocruz

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Ocean and Health for a Resilient and Sustainable Future

June 8, 2026 -

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Dr Paubert Mahatante

Associate Professor, Toliara University - Madagascar / Former Minister of Fisheries and Blue Economy for Madagascar (2021 - 2025)

University of Toliara & University of Androy, Madagascar

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Ocean and Health for a Resilient and Sustainable Future

June 8, 2026 -

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Jose Luiz Moutinho

Consortia and Network Development Advisor

National Transformation Institute (NTI), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)

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Ocean and Health for a Resilient and Sustainable Future

June 8, 2026 -

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Prof Luiz Paulo Assad

Professor and Climate Scientist

Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)

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G-STIC and the Climate – Health nexus: Driving Solutions in a Changing Geopolitical Landscape

June 8, 2026 -

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Dr Adedoyin Adeleke

Executive Director

Green Growth Africa

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A Multilateral Perspective: Strengthening the Global Innovation Ecosystem for the SDGs

June 8, 2026 -

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Medina Andresel

Research Engineer in AI

AIT Austrian Institute of Technology

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Artificial Intelligence, Real Consequences: RTOs and the Sustainability Challenge

June 8, 2026 -

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Michiel Scheffer

President of the Board of the European Innovation Council

EIC – European Commission

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From research to venture: Strengthening venture development within RTOs

June 8, 2026 -

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Lotta Partanen

Head of Incubation and Acceleration #VTT LaunchPad

VTT - Finland

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From research to venture: Strengthening venture development within RTOs

June 8, 2026 -

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João Claro

Chairman and CEO

INESC TEC - Portugal

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From research to venture: Strengthening venture development within RTOs

June 8, 2026 -

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Hans Boumans

Director TNO Ventures

TNO - The Netherlands

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From research to venture: Strengthening venture development within RTOs

June 8, 2026 -

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Lieve Fransen

Senior Policy Advisor

European Policy Centre

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Plenary Closing Session - Integrating insights – Pathways to G-STIC 3.0

June 8, 2026 -

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Johan Moyersoen

Founder

The Impact Licensing Initiative

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From Lab to Market: Accelerating the Uptake of Breakthrough Innovations

June 8, 2026 -

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Dietrich Van der Weken

General Manager

G-STIC

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Cooperation Under Pressure: Governing Innovation in a Fragmented World

June 8, 2026 -

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Prof Songwei Sheng

Director of the Offshore Energy Research Center

Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences

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Harnessing the Blue Economy: Pathways to Climate Resilience and Sustainable Growth

June 8, 2026 -

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Carlos Guerrero Lucendo

Researcher

VITO (Water and Energy Transition)

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Water – Energy – Food – Environment Nexus: Securing resources for a resilient future

June 8, 2026 -

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Francesca Vanthielen

Journalist

Trendz Z

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Plenary Closing Session - Integrating insights – Pathways to G-STIC 3.0

June 8, 2026 -

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From Policy to Practice: Fostering the Free Flow of Innovation - Accelerating Investment Readiness through Cross-Border RTO Collaboration

June 8, 2026 -

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Welcome and Keynote - G-STIC 3.0: Aligning Innovation, Policy and Finance for SDG Impact

June 8, 2026 -

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Jacob Bossaer

CEO

BOSAQ

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Water – Energy – Food – Environment Nexus: Securing resources for a resilient future

June 8, 2026 -

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Prof Anne Gobin

Professor in Soil and Water Management

KU Leuven (Faculty of Bioscience Engineering)

Meet Anne Gobin during this session

Water – Energy – Food – Environment Nexus: Securing resources for a resilient future

June 8, 2026 -

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Frederik Ragé

Chief Operational Officer

Turbulent Hydro

Meet Frederik Ragé during this session

Water – Energy – Food – Environment Nexus: Securing resources for a resilient future

June 8, 2026 -

See session details

Melody Musoni

Digital Policy & AI Governance Specialist

ECDPM, Maastricht, Netherlands

Meet Melody Musoni during this session

Artificial Intelligence, Real Consequences: RTOs and the Sustainability Challenge

June 8, 2026 -

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Dr.-Ing. Kim Hyung Ju

Green Technology Policy Expert

National Institute of Green Technology Korea

Meet Dr.-Ing. Kim Hyung Ju during these sessions

Plenary Closing Session - Integrating insights – Pathways to G-STIC 3.0

June 8, 2026 -

See session details

From Lab to Market: Accelerating the Uptake of Breakthrough Innovations

June 8, 2026 -

See session details

Anshuman

Director Water Resources

TERI

Meet Anshuman during these sessions

Water – Energy – Food – Environment Nexus: Securing resources for a resilient future

June 8, 2026 -

See session details

G-STIC and the Climate – Health nexus: Driving Solutions in a Changing Geopolitical Landscape

June 8, 2026 -

See session details

From Lab to Market: Accelerating the Uptake of Breakthrough Innovations

June 8, 2026 -

See session details

Paul Campling

International Business Development Manager

VITO

Meet Paul Campling during these sessions

Water – Energy – Food – Environment Nexus: Securing resources for a resilient future

June 8, 2026 -

See session details

Water – Energy – Food – Environment Nexus: Securing resources for a resilient future

June 8, 2026 -

See session details

Tim Op't Eyndt

VITO

Meet Tim Op't Eyndt during these sessions

From Lab to Market: Accelerating the Uptake of Breakthrough Innovations

June 8, 2026 -

See session details

From research to venture: Strengthening venture development within RTOs

June 8, 2026 -

See session details

From research to venture: Strengthening venture development within RTOs

June 8, 2026 -

See session details

Dr Heide Hackmann

Chair in Science Futures

Centre for Research in Evaluation, Science and Technology, University of Stellenbosch

Meet Heide Hackmann during these sessions

A Multilateral Perspective: Strengthening the Global Innovation Ecosystem for the SDGs

June 8, 2026 -

See session details

A Multilateral Perspective: Strengthening the Global Innovation Ecosystem for the SDGs

June 8, 2026 -

See session details

Manuel Heitor

Director of Technology Policy Lab

IN+ Center for Innovation, Technology and Policy Research, University of Lisbon – Instituto Superior Técnico

Meet Manuel Heitor during this session

Welcome and Keynote - G-STIC 3.0: Aligning Innovation, Policy and Finance for SDG Impact

June 8, 2026 -

See session details

Erik Solheim

President & former UN Undersecretary General, former Minister of Environment & International Development, Norway

Europe - Asia Center

Meet Erik Solheim during this session

Welcome and Keynote - G-STIC 3.0: Aligning Innovation, Policy and Finance for SDG Impact

June 8, 2026 -

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Prof Tom Ogada

Executive Director

ACTS

Meet Tom Ogada during these sessions

Artificial Intelligence, Real Consequences: RTOs and the Sustainability Challenge

June 8, 2026 -

See session details

Artificial Intelligence, Real Consequences: RTOs and the Sustainability Challenge

June 8, 2026 -

See session details

Kurt Vandenberghe

Director General

European Commission - Directorate-General Climate Action

Meet Kurt Vandenberghe during this session

Welcome and Keynote - G-STIC 3.0: Aligning Innovation, Policy and Finance for SDG Impact

June 8, 2026 -

See session details

Carlos Henrique de Brito Cruz

Senior Vice-President, Research Networks

Elsevier

Meet Carlos Henrique de Brito Cruz during this session

A Multilateral Perspective: Strengthening the Global Innovation Ecosystem for the SDGs

June 8, 2026 -

See session details

Paulo Gadelha

Coordinator of the Fiocruz Strategy for 2030 Agenda

Fiocruz

Meet Paulo Gadelha during these sessions

Ocean and Health for a Resilient and Sustainable Future

June 8, 2026 -

See session details

Ocean and Health for a Resilient and Sustainable Future

June 8, 2026 -

See session details

G-STIC and the Climate – Health nexus: Driving Solutions in a Changing Geopolitical Landscape

June 8, 2026 -

See session details

G-STIC and the Climate – Health nexus: Driving Solutions in a Changing Geopolitical Landscape

June 8, 2026 -

See session details

Plenary Closing Session - Integrating insights – Pathways to G-STIC 3.0

June 8, 2026 -

See session details

Kaven Naidoo

Group Executive for Business Excellence and Integration

CSIR

Meet Kaven Naidoo during these sessions

G-STIC and the Climate – Health nexus: Driving Solutions in a Changing Geopolitical Landscape

June 8, 2026 -

See session details

From Lab to Market: Accelerating the Uptake of Breakthrough Innovations

June 8, 2026 -

See session details